Title

Who's memories better?

Problem Scenario

Broad Question

Does age effect your memory?

Specific Question

Do children ten and under or adults thirty and over have a better memory with colors, letters, and numbers?

Hypothesis

I think adults , thirty and over, having a more developed, full sized brain, would have a better memory than children ten and under.

Graph of Hypothesis

Variables

Independent Variable:

Items to be remembered.
Age.

Dependent Variable:

The number of items remembered.

Variables That Need To Be Control:

Give each individual 15 seconds to remeber each sequence.

Vocabulary List That Needs Explanation

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General Plan

Potential Problems And Solutions

Safety Or Environmental Concerns

N/A

Experimental Design

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What is your experimental unit?

My experimental unit is one persons Responses.

Number Of Trials:

There are four trials.

Number Of Subjects In Each trial:

There are two subjects in each trial.

Number of Observations:

There are twenty four observations.

When data will be collected

My data will be collected between February 15 and March 5.

Where will data be collected?:

This data will be collected outside of school in various locations.

Resources and Budget Table

Item	Number needed	Where I will get this	Cost

Detailed Procedure

1. Lay sequence out in front of a individual in one of the age groups.
2. Use a stopwatch and give the person aproximently 15 seconds to memorize the sequence, remove the sequence from sight.
3. Have the person complete a small activity, like a small puzzle or a card game.
4. Lay a paper with the correct number of blank spaces from the sequence, ask them to repeat the sequence.
5. Record answers in data table.
6. Repeat for each different sequence, age group and character type (color, Letter, number.)

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Time Line

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Data Table

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Data Analysis

All Raw Data

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Results

Conclusion

Discussion

Benefit to Community and/or Science

Background Research

References

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